Carr v. Southern Pennsylvania Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 43, Jan. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1913, No. 167, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Mary Carr, by'ter father and next friend Enos F. Carr, v. Southern Pennsylvania Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Johnson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,800 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 43, Jan. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1913, No. 167, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Mary Carr, by'ter father and next friend Enos F. Carr, v. Southern Pennsylvania Traction Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Johnson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,800 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant and in refusing to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The single cause of complaint upon the part of appellant in this case is the refusal by the court below to give *276binding instructions in favor of defendant. It was charged with negligence in permitting its employees to build a fire upon its premises, and in permitting the fire to remain unguarded, with the result that a young child came in from the nearby street and was apparently attracted to the fire, and was severely burned. It appears from the record that at the trial the plaintiff offered evidence tending to show that defendant owned a vacant lot of ground…
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